Hame.



G. E. GAMERON.

HAME.

APPLICATION FILED 131:0. 2a, 1910.

1,123,093. Patented Dec. 29,1914.

UN TATEd PATENT CHARLES E. CAMERON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIG'NOR, TO "U. S. HAME COMPANY, OF BUFFALO, NEN YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

HAME.

Application filed. December 23, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. CAMERON, citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hames, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to construct a hame of metal, thereby increasing the strength and durability of the hame and at the same time lessening the cost of manufacture.

Reference Will be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the'several views, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one of the hame members partly broken away in sec tion, Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the upper end thereof, parts being broken away in section, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a fragment of the upper portion of the hame, with parts broken away in section, Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4% of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a similar view taken through line 55 of Fig. 2, and, Fig. 6 is a plan view of a lower fragment of the hame.

Reference numeral 1 designates one of the members of a pair of hames, formed of a single piece of sheet metal, preferably iron or steel. The upper end of the hame member is bent outwardly and gradually tapers, and is substantially circular in cross section; the lower end of the hame member tapers but slightly and is bent inwardly. The portion of the hame member intermediate the said upper and lower bent por tions, is substantially triangular in cross section, as illustrated in Fig. 4c, the three walls forming said triangle being irregular; the outer wall 4: being substantially flat; the wall 5 being slightly concave to fit the collar; and the wall 6 being slightly bent to form an obtuse angle.

Secured to the flat outer wall a by means of rivets 7, is a reinforcing strip 8, preferably of sheet brass. The upper end 9 of this strip terminates adjacent the bend of the upper end portion 2 of the hame member and gradually decreases in width and is slightly concaved to conform to and fit the adjacent rounded tapering portion of Specification of Letters Patent.

the fastening in position.

Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

Serial No. 599,005.

the hame member. This end of the strip 8 also gradually decreases in thickness, terminating in a very thin end 9. The lower end of the strip 8 extends beyond the lower end of the body of the hame member and is curled inwardly to form a hinge-barrel 10 for the strap loop 11, which latter may be of any suitable type and hingedly connected to the said hinge-barrel 10 by means of rivet or bolt 12. The said rivets 7 which secure the reinforcing strip 8 in position on the hame member, extend entirely through the latter and are upset, as indicated by numeral 7, at the junction of the walls 5 and 6 of the hame member.

Arranged on the reinforcing strip 8 are theusual fastenings and guides. The trace fastening 1 lis of staple form, the two legs 15 thereof being abruptly decreased in diameter to form shoulders 16 which seat against the strip 8, the legs 15 extending through said strip and the body of the hame member and being upset against the wall of the latter, thereby firmly securing Located above the trace fastening adjacent the upper portion of the hame member, is a ring-terret 17 provided with opposite flat wall-portions 18 (see Fig. i) firmly engaged by the eye 19 formed on the end of a rivet '20, which latter passes through and is riveted in the body of the hame member. An elongated slot or aperture 21 in the strip 8 receives the eye portion 1.9 of the rivet, preventing undue movement thereof. Above the terret, is an inverted U-shaped top-strap connection 22, the two legs 23, 23 of which extend into recesses formed in the reinforcing bar, said legs being shouldered so as to also bear upon said reinforcing strip. Extending from the intermediate portion of the body or bridge of the top-strap connection, is a stem 27 which passes through and is riveted in the hame member. The portion of said stem adjacent the bridge 22, is enlarged as at 28, said portion serving as a dividing medium for the strands of the top-strap.

The upper end portion of the hame member is inclosed ina tubular brass horn 29, bent and tapered to conform to the curvature and taper of the hame end. The lower end of the horn is provided with a notch 30 which receives the upper leg 23 of the fastening 22, thereby preventing rotary movement of said horn. A tapered wooden plug 31 having a central longitudinal bore 32 is forcibly inserted into the tapered upper end of the hame member, the upper ends of the plug, hame member, and horn being flush and abutting the inner wall of an ornamental cap 33, which is slipped over the end of the horn and secured by means of a nail or pin 8% driven into the bore of the said wooden plug. The head 35 of the nail is finished off so as not to be conspicuous. For further ornamentation, brass headed rivets 36 are inserted, with their heads on the exposed side (3 of the hame member.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new and useful and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 1

1. In a device of the character described, a tubular metal body formed of a single piece of material, a metal reinforcing strip secured thereto, a tubular .horn inclosing the upper end of the body and strip, a wooden plug in the upper end of the body, a cap engaging the horn, and a pin inserted in the said plug and cap and securing said horn to the body.

2. In a device of the character described, a tubular metal body formed of a single piece of material, a metal reinforcing strip secured thereto, the upper ends of the body and strip being tapered, a tapering Wooden plug in the upper end of the body, a cap engaging the horn, and a pin inserted in said plug and cap and securing said horn to the body.

3. In a device of the character described, a tubular metal body formed of a single piece of material, a tapering wooden plug frictionally secured in the upper end of the body, a tubular horn inclosing the upper end of the body and terminating flush therewith, a cap inclosing the upper end of the horn and engaging the same and the upper end of the body, and a pin inserted into the wooden plug and securing the cap in place.

4. In a device of the character described, a tubular metal body formed of a single piece of sheet metal, a metal reinforcing strip secured thereto and provided with recesses closed at their bottoms by said body, a substantially U-shaped top connection having a central stem passing entirely through said strip and body, the leg portions of said U-shaped top connection being seated in said recesses, the strip and body having tapering upper ends, and a tapering tubular horn inclosing the upper ends of the body and strip, said horn being pro vided with a notch co-incident with one of 'the recesses and receiving one of the leg cover strip secured to the outer face of said hame which conceals the oint between said abutting edges.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. CAMERON. Witnesses IVALTER W. CALMORE, LEAH A. BRANSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C. 

